Awful Announcing Retracts AI Claim on SportsCenter’s Knicks Title Video After 1-Day Backlash
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Updated · Awful Announcing · Jun 15
Awful Announcing Retracts AI Claim on SportsCenter’s Knicks Title Video After 1-Day Backlash
3 articles · Updated · Awful Announcing · Jun 15
Summary
Awful Announcing said SportsCenter’s Knicks championship video was created by humans, not AI, and apologized for wrongly labeling it “AI slop.”
The outlet said the video’s plasticky look, unnatural crowd movement and rapid cuts made it resemble AI-generated content, prompting the mistaken conclusion.
Awful Announcing also said “Worth the Weight” was intentional, echoing Josh Hart’s line about the Knicks jersey’s “weight,” but argued the video lacked visuals to make that wordplay land.
The reversal follows criticism of ESPN’s celebratory post after New York’s first NBA title since 1973, and shifts the debate from AI use to whether human-made CGI is adopting AI-like aesthetics.